July 2016 was world's hottest month since records began, says Nasa
Nasa’s results, which combine sea-surface temperature and air temperature on land, show July was 10th month in a row to break monthly temperature record Last month was the hottest month in recorded history, beating the record set just 12 months before and continuing the long string of monthly records, according to the latest Nasa data. […]
Electricity retailers use lack of competition to exploit consumers, analysis says
AGL, Origin and EnergyAustralia dominating the market, with consumers suffering most in South Australia Electricity retailers are price-gouging consumers in Australia, with the big three retailers exploiting a lack of competition and the complexity of electricity bills, according to the results of a new analysis. The situation was worst in South Australia, where retailers were […]
Q&A smackdown: Brian Cox brings graphs to grapple with Malcolm Roberts
One Nation senator-elect asks repeatedly for ‘empirical data’ – and the celebrity physicist has plenty at hand The celebrity physicist Brian Cox came prepared to the ABC’s Q&A on Monday night with graphs, ready to counter claims by his co-panellist, the climate denier and Australian senator-elect Malcolm Roberts. Roberts, one of four senators elected from […]
This Colorado poet is disrupting Alaska’s commercial fishing industry
Lacie Richardson is hoping her troll-caught Alaskan salmon will catch on with sustainably minded American shoppers Lacie Richardson, a poet and Colorado native, first fell in love with Alaska’s waterways as a junior in college. Richardson spent a year studying at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau as part of an exchange program. When […]
Salvage crew boards stricken Transocean Winner oil platform
Semi-submersible drilling rig ran aground on coast of Isle of Lewis in Scotland as it was being towed to Malta Fourteen salvage experts have boarded the drilling rig that ran aground on the coast of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland last week, as the official overseeing the operation confirmed it could take weeks before […]
Louisiana faces ongoing flood danger as Obama declares federal disaster zone
More than 20,000 people required rescue in a storm that put 12,000 people in shelters and killed at least six, and the state’s governor says ‘it is not over’ Barack Obama declared Louisiana a federal disaster zone on Sunday after historic flash floods in the state left at least six people dead and caused more […]
Electric cars will need internal combustion engines, MIT scientists say
New report finds ‘that the energy of 87% of vehicle-days could be met by an existing, affordable electric vehicle’ – but that’s not quite good enough Electric cars could take over most driving necessities tomorrow, according to a group of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but they’ll need the help of internal combustion […]
UK green energy sector needs nurturing over nuclear
Technological advances mean the cost of renewables is coming down, representing far better value for taxpayers’ money Britain’s need for a coherent long-term energy strategy has been woefully neglected by governments of both left and right. One example is the furore over the plan for a new and hugely expensive nuclear power station at Hinkley […]
Phone companies release too many new models, say consumers
A Greenpeace survey finds people would be happy to upgrade less often and think companies should be responsible for phone recycling Consumers want manufacturers to release fewer mobile phone models and do more to help them recycle, according to a new study by Greenpeace. A survey of approximately 6,000 people across the US, Mexico, Russia, […]
Climate urgency: we've locked in more global warming than people realize | Dana Nuccitelli
Today’s carbon pollution will have climate consequences for centuries to come. We’re in the midst of a critical decade While most people accept the reality of human-caused global warming, we tend not to view it as an urgent issue or high priority. That lack of immediate concern may in part stem from a lack of […]